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The Great Depression Review
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1
Roosevelt's approach to the Great Depression was to ...
quickly provide government help to all sectors of the economy.
cry...like a lot.
balance the budget.
cut government spending.
2
During the 1930s, Congress defeated Roosevelt's attempt to...
increase the membership of the Supreme Court.
increase farm prices.
regulate stock market prices.
start a dairy farm and become a dairy princess.
3
Who made up the Bonus Army?
business leaders who wanted a bonus for their hard work.
WWI vets who demanded the bonus they were promised
retired people who need money for snacks
4
Why did the stock market crash hurt many Americans?
Their stocks lost all of their value {worthless}
When you crash, it hurts!
Farms lost all of their animals.
Their stocks cashed in a ton of money.
5
The stock market was the FIRST thing to happen that caused the Great Depression.
True
False
6
What was the most immediate goal of the New Deal?
provide work for the unemployed.
give Mrs. Patraw alllllll the money.
increase wages and prices.
make states take responsibility for the programs.
7
Even before the Great Depression, this group was struggling economically.
bankers
teachers
farmers
loan officers
8
The last event in the Great Depression Era was FDR being elected.
True
False
9
The passing of the New Deal programs showed...
the federal government's concern for people's well-being.
there was hope for survival of such an awful event.
state governments need to give up control.
nothing...absolutely nothing.
10
One cause of the Great Depression was ...
the increase in government support of small business.
low unemployment.
the over use of credit and installment buying.
the creation of automobiles.
11
Social Security is one of the New Deal programs that still helps Americans today.
True
False
12
Black Monday is when the stock market crashed.
True
False
13
How did Roosevelt want to change the Supreme Court?
He wanted to choose women to serve as Justices.
He wanted to raise the number of justices from 9 to 15.
He didn't want to change anything.
He wanted to add more vacation time.
14
An immediate effect of the Great Depression was the ...
Dust Bowl.
beginning of the New Deal.
Trail of Tears.
banks closing.
15
How did the New Deal change the role of government?
It didn't.
It weakened the power of the President.
It made the government responsible for people's health and happiness.
It increased the number of Senators.
16
Many of the programs from the 1930s that were used to help with the Great Depression still exist today.
True
False
17
One of Hoover's solutions to the Great Depression was...
relying on local charities to provide what unemployed people need.
increasing taxes.
giving the executive branch more power.
creating more regulations for the stock market.
18
Some people were against the New Deal because they thought that...
women should not have the right to vote.
it was a danger to the free enterprise system.
it would cause problems.
Congress had too much power.
19
The main purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps was to ...
protect workers.
open banks.
help farmers.
provide jobs.
20
Roosevelt hoped that his plan to "pack" the Supreme Court would help him...
keep the New Deal from being rejected.
end the fighting between the Democrats and the Republicans.
catch his flight on time.
keep people from declaring the New Deal as unconstitutional.
